(CNN) - The U.S. is considering new security measures at airports due to increased concern that terrorists from al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula are developing explosives designed to avoid detection by current security screening, U.S. officials tell CNN.

Officials tell CNN there is no imminent threat or plot; however, an additional vulnerability has been identified, which the Department of Homeland Security is working to address.

Washington (CNN) - Some corporations have religious rights, a deeply divided Supreme Court decided Monday in ruling that certain for-profit companies cannot be required to pay for specific types of contraceptives for their employees.

The 5-4 decision on ideological lines ended the high court's term with a legal and political setback for a controversial part of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law.

"I'm still shocked," Leehy Shaer, aunt of 16-year-old Gilad Shaar said. "I'm holding his picture, and I see his smile, and I don't believe. He's so young and innocent, and he (had) all his life in front of him."FULL POST

(CNN) – A huge victory for conservatives, a kick in the teeth for the President's health care law, and, potentially, a ruling that could have direct, tangible consequences for thousands of women across the work force.FULL POST

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